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Synopsis

Academy Award-winner Russell Crowe leads an all-star cast, including Ben Affleck, Rachel McAdams & Helen Mirren in the gripping thriller about deception, manipulation & corruption. When D.C. Reporter Cal McCaffrey (Russell Crowe) is assigned to investigate the murder of an assistant to an up-and-coming politician (Ben Affleck), he uncovers a conspiracy that threatens to bring down the nation's power structures. In a town of spin-doctors and wealthy power brokers, he will discover one truth: when fortunes are at stake, no one's integrity, love or life is safe. From director Kevin Macdonald of The Last King of Scotland, State of Play brings together strong performances, riveting suspense and is "sophisticated, intelligent and powerful" (Shawn Edwards, Fox-TV).

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Wally Hammond

Despite the clich&#233;d nature of much of the dialogue and the derivative thriller set-ups, 'State of Play' provides sufficient old-fashioned entertainment value to justify the ticket.

David Denby

The three screenwriters may have been trying to work too many plot strands into two hours; in any case, State of Play is both overstuffed and inconclusive.

Peter Rainer

It's sentimental in all the right ways.

Ben Mankiewicz

As a former reporter and a fervent believer that we need good, independent newspapers to do their jobs keeping government and business in check, I think they got the journalism right.

Ben Lyons

I want to see more films like this.

Betsy Sharkey

A meandering movie that sometimes hits dead center and sometimes misfires dismally, resulting in a drama more tangled than taut.

Critic reviews

Wally Hammond

Despite the clich&#233;d nature of much of the dialogue and the derivative thriller set-ups, 'State of Play' provides sufficient old-fashioned entertainment value to justify the ticket.

It's a film in a hurry. In the scant minutes between plot twists, we get treated to bite-size nuggets of character development and a few juicy nibbles of acting from a cast almost universally committed to going large.

Not a fan, but well done Ok movie. Nice plot twist. Impressed by Russell Crowe's performance. Ben Afflick, guess I just can't take his acting seriously? He looked good, but did not feel he could carry the role of a congressman very well. Some may really enjoy this movie it was just not my kind of flick.

Most definitely a keeper for my collection Action adventure suspense all in my category the movie don't have the three armies one of the three I don't even want to see it listen right here for feels all that 6 stars they never gave you the opportunity to put the only allow you to put 5 stars but this movie I will put 6 this I can't think everybody has their own opinion just like to have their own rectum.